the spectacular crash of the record industry in the digital age
Knopper, Steve
2009
Chronicles the rise and fall of the recording industry since the 1980s, drawing from interviews with over two hundred music industry sources to discuss how the success of the CD transformed the music business, and how the failure to recognize the impact of file sharing has put labels in danger of becoming obsolete.
Rappers Flawless and Hannibal are reaching for the same dream: to be the best hip-hop artist in their generation, but along they way, the must battle industry honchos, crazy fans, and each other.
Sunday Tolliver's dream of making it big in the music industry hits a roadblock when her mother gambles away her entire college fund, and Sunday must work for her diva cousin Dreya as a personal assistant in order to recoup the money.
Sunday Tolliver's hard work and talent have finally paid off and she has a smash album and mad-money beyond her wildest dreams, but now she has to figure out who's fake, who's for real, who's down, and who's really got her back.
Maryland high school juniors and best friends Blue Reynolds and Collin Andrews seem to have it all, and when they decide to become party promoters, anything can happen--including being pitted against parents, jealous girlfriends, and even one another.
At the prestigious Pace Academy, Starr refuses to let her friends and fellow members of her music group replace her with her archrival, Natalee, while Dionne and Marisol struggle to deal with their own problems.
Provides descriptions of jobs that involve music. Also includes interviews with individuals in a variety of jobs, including songwriter, radio promotion, artist, artist management, music press, and record producer.
Explores the dreams of realities of seven young African-American men who are struggling to find entry to the world of gangsta rap and hip hop music in Southcentral Los Angeles.
A guide to the financial and legal aspects of the music industry that discusses how to hire advisors, how to land a record deal, how to copyright songs, how to schedule a tour, Internet concerns, and other related topics.
